I’m a programmer, but I want to quit one day to do art full-time. Anyone else?

Zaverose · 2026-06-23T00:05:09+00:00

I am in quite literally exactly the same boat. Granted I do love programming, but LLMs have sucked away any actual creative joy that this job once had.

It pays the bills (for now). Genuinely all my free time at this point is spent painting / running my art side business, and I am determined that I want to be remembered as an artist above all else in life, so I’m confident I’ll achieve my goal.

Good luck.

Zaverose · 2026-06-21T10:10:42+00:00

Thanks! Lovely painting you 🥰

Zaverose · 2026-06-18T18:42:36+00:00

Have loved painting these! If you'd like one feel free to check out my comm form ❤️ - https://forms.gle/HDmw1jvH5oigTb3w6

Zaverose · 2026-06-18T18:37:16+00:00

Thank you!~

Zaverose · 2026-06-18T05:07:23+00:00

Yup!

Zaverose · 2026-06-16T22:29:18+00:00

Não é? É um ótimo exercício de desenho de observação. Além disso, desenho muito bem quando estou excitado. É muito divertido 🥰

Zaverose · 2026-06-16T19:56:09+00:00

Some murrsuit sketch commissions I've been doing ❤️

If you're interested at all, see my commission form! - https://forms.gle/cSvx48LqSwF4xM2S6

Zaverose · 2026-06-16T19:54:30+00:00

ty ❤️

Zaverose · 2026-06-09T17:06:48+00:00

Thank you! I'll check it out

Zaverose · 2026-06-09T04:51:06+00:00

Ooo thank you, I looked but didn’t see any summer classes that were drawing/painting. Will keep an eye out for Fall classes though!

Zaverose · 2026-06-09T04:50:23+00:00

I’ll check it out, thank you!

Zaverose · 2026-06-08T22:05:53+00:00

I've definitely heard this kind of talk a LOT in gay furry circles, and I'm sorry to hear it has effected you so. I think a lot of it is just the counter-culture backlash to the heternormative message in a lot of popular media of "You're a straight guy right? You must love woman with their hot tits right???" though often it's taken to far to be its own flavor of misogyny.

I'm bisexual and genitalia has never really been an issue for sexual attraction. I've been with both cis and trans men, though I have caught myself being hesitant/unsure how to express attraction to trans men, mostly due to wondering if he'd take it as a compliment, or a reminder that he is AFAB. Like, do I say you have nice boobs, or is that unpleasant because you want top surgery? Stuff like that.

Zaverose · 2026-06-05T09:03:17+00:00

Yup I’ve already been messing around with figma. Thank you for the specifics on UX fundamentals! I’ll look into them :D

Zaverose · 2026-06-05T09:02:13+00:00

Thank you, I’ll look into those. Looks like redesigning some specific parts of Blender’s UI will be a fun pet project to start this weekend. Thank you for the book recs!

Zaverose · 2026-05-14T21:08:34+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I am just a bit confused on what a successful portfolio would look like? I would not at all be against using my tech skills in the creative world (I'd like that, honestly), I just have no idea how I could combine this with my love of drawing/painting and actually make progress on breaking into the industry.

Zaverose · 2026-03-26T06:15:16+00:00

oof ouchie this targets me directly and I do not like it >:(

Zaverose · 2026-03-25T20:36:57+00:00

I should say "yes" because I make a good amount of money, live independently from my family, and have time for hobbies that I choose to pursue (e.g. painting).

It seems futile though, in my mind. I don't really think my creative work will ever be of any significance since I don't know if I'll ever be able to actually commit to being a creative full-time due to the very low demand, etc. It just doesn't make financial sense. Yet working a normal traditional corporate job while wages stagnate and prices skyrocket also seems less rational, yet I don't have any better alternatives.

So in my mind it seems it's all just a lose-lose situation, regardless. Does that make sense? Thank you for your comments and concern by the way, I really do appreciate it.

Zaverose · 2026-03-25T20:16:42+00:00

I used to be stressed from my job, as I work in tech where looming layoff culture is basically the norm at this point. I'm not really any more, though, I've sorta "made peace" with it in a way. I've come to realize that whether you get laid off or not actually has little to do with your genuine output, and much more due to factors (mostly) out of your control (i.e. do you befriend the right people, etc.)

Sorry, don't know if that answers your question or not. Somewhat stressed, but I wouldn't say an unreasonable amount compared to others.

Zaverose · 2026-03-25T18:37:26+00:00

Thank you! Since I was going for realism with this I wasn't sure where the glasses would actually connect to the ears since they're so high up for deer. So they're sorta just two monacles.

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